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How popular is the baby name Kindle in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Kindle and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Kindle.

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Number of Babies Named Kindle

Posts that Mention the Name Kindle

Below are all the names we came up with and how they fared on the charts last year.

First up, the names that made the biggest gains. (Some of these were on their way up anyway, so I’ll leave it to you guys to interpret just how much each one was/was not helped along by pop culture events.)

I’ve been wondering about Kindle lately. Nope, I’m not talking about the e-book reader. I’m talking about the baby name.

There are hundreds of Kindles already out there. (Humans, I mean. Amazon Kindles number in the millions.) What I wonder is whether the number of babies named Kindle every year will rise significantly in the near future.

Why would the number rise? Well, expectant parents have been hearing the word Kindle a lot lately, thanks to the popular e-reader. So they’re being continually reminded of it. And Kindle is very close to the name Kendall, which currently ranks 133rd for girls and 600th for boys. So parents might start seeing Kindle as a viable Kendall-alternative.

Here are the SSA’s stats on Kindle for the last decade:

2009 – 24 baby girls named Kindle

2008 – 20 baby girls named Kindle

2007 – 11 baby girls named Kindle

2006 – 17 baby girls named Kindle

2005 – 10 baby girls named Kindle

2004 – 13 baby girls named Kindle

2003 – 9 baby girls named Kindle

2002 – 8 baby girls named Kindle

2001 – 13 baby girls named Kindle

2000 – 10 baby girls named Kindle

So far, 24 is the record. It could be the start of an upward trend…or it could just be a temporary increase. It’s too early to tell.

Where do you think the name Kindle is headed within the next couple of years? Even better: How many babies do you think will be named Kindle in 2010?